Det sker i Savai'i (Savaii), Samoa året igennem

Stille — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stadig i gang: Cyclone season (1. nov. – 30. apr.)

Stille — en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Cyclone season (1. nov. – 30. apr.)

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Cyclone season (1. nov. – 30. apr.)

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Cyclone season (1. nov. – 30. apr.)

Travlt — Mother's Day holiday

• Sæson

  South-coast surf season

  1. maj – 31. okt. · normalt

  Southern Ocean swells reach the south coast through the southern winter, with Aganoa and the reef passes near Satuiatua the best-known breaks. Most are reef breaks for experienced surfers; mornings are glassier before the trade winds. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Mother's Day holiday

  8.–15. maj · normaltNational helligdagLukninger

  Samoa gives the Monday after Mother's Day off as a public holiday; the Sunday is spent at church and family feasts, and government offices close for the long weekend. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Independence Day, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Independence Day

  1.–3. jun.National helligdagLukninger

  Samoa marks 1 June with several days of parades, sport and church services. Savai'i is quieter about it than Apia, but the ferry across is packed in both directions either side of it. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: South-coast surf season (1. maj – 31. okt. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Natur

  Humpback whales offshore

  1. jul. – 31. okt. · normaltHvalsæson

  Humpbacks from the Oceania population pass through Samoan waters in the southern winter and are sometimes seen from the south coast. Numbers are far lower than in Tonga, so treat a sighting as a bonus, not a plan. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: South-coast surf season (1. maj – 31. okt. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Father's Day holiday, Teuila Festival, Apia

• Helligdag

  Father's Day holiday

  8.–15. aug. · normaltNational helligdagLukninger

  The Monday after Father's Day is a public holiday in Samoa, so the island takes a long weekend of church services and family meals, and government offices close. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Teuila Festival, Apia

  30. aug. – 8. sep. · normaltStor festivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  Samoa's national culture festival fills Apia for a week with fire-knife dancing, fautasi longboat races, siva and a float parade. From Savai'i it means the ferry to Upolu and the drive into town, so stay over rather than day-trip. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: South-coast surf season (1. maj – 31. okt. (normalt)), Humpback whales offshore (1. jul. – 31. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — Teuila Festival, Apia, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: South-coast surf season (1. maj – 31. okt. (normalt)), Humpback whales offshore (1. jul. – 31. okt. (normalt)), Teuila Festival, Apia (30. aug. – 8. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — White Sunday, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Natur

  The palolo rising

  5.–31. okt. · normaltDyrelivssæson

  For one or two nights in October, seven days after the full moon, the reef worms spawn and every village is in the shallows after dark with nets and lamps. What is caught sells for a fortune at Salelologa. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  White Sunday

  8.–14. okt. · normaltNational helligdagLukninger

  The second Sunday in October belongs to the children: they lead the service in white, recite what they have learned, and are served first at the meal afterwards. Nothing else happens that day. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: South-coast surf season (1. maj – 31. okt. (normalt)), Humpback whales offshore (1. jul. – 31. okt. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

• Risiko

  Cyclone season

  1. nov. – 30. apr.

  The South Pacific season runs November to April. Savai'i's beach fale are built to be rebuilt, and the road round the island washes out in places long before a storm is anywhere close. Kilde ↗

Stille — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Cyclone season (1. nov. – 30. apr.)